Date: Tue, 4 Nov 2003 20:28:21 -0500 (EST) From: Jeff Roberson <jroberson@chesapeake.net> To: "Brian F. Feldman" <green@FreeBSD.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/wi if_wi.c Message-ID: <20031104202757.F10222-100000@mail.chesapeake.net> In-Reply-To: <200311050007.hA507sR7082993@green.bikeshed.org>
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On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Brian F. Feldman wrote: > Jeff Roberson <jroberson@chesapeake.net> wrote: > > On Tue, 4 Nov 2003, Brian Feldman wrote: > > > > > green 2003/11/04 15:47:19 PST > > > > > > FreeBSD src repository > > > > > > Modified files: > > > sys/dev/wi if_wi.c > > > Log: > > > Truly fix the lockup mentioned in 1.153. The PRISM hardware is not > > > capable of functioning in HostAP mode with a zero-length SSID, so > > > use " " if one is not set. > > > > I think you should use some non-whitespace string. Otherwise users wont > > be able to tell what the ssid is if they want to refer to it specifically. > > What about "-" or "default" instead? > > In the context that most users will see it, here's what the default looks > like now: > > wi0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> mtu 1500 > inet6 fe80::240:36ff:fe01:b0f7%wi0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x3 > ether 00:40:36:01:b0:f7 > media: IEEE 802.11 Wireless Ethernet autoselect <flag0,hostap> (DS/2Mbps <hostap>) > status: associated > ssid " " 1:" " > stationname "FreeBSD WaveLAN/IEEE node" > channel 3 authmode OPEN powersavemode OFF powersavesleep 100 > wepmode ON weptxkey 1 > wepkey 1:40-bit wepkey 2:40-bit wepkey 3:40-bit wepkey 4:40-bit > > If you still feel it should be different, I'll change it to "<default>" I > guess, but I tried to pick the "most empty" SSID I could, in lieu of what > would otherwise be the "completely empty" SSID. > Oh, no, this is fine. I misremembered the output of ifconfig. My fault for not checking. Thanks, Jeff > > -- > Brian Fundakowski Feldman \'[ FreeBSD ]''''''''''\ > <> green@FreeBSD.org \ The Power to Serve! \ > Opinions expressed are my own. \,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,\ > >
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